1973 handbook
South Yorkshire County Council: 1973 local elections
74 wards with results. Council page
Before (end of 1972)
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After (end of 1973)
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Ward results
Adwick-Le-Street1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| T. Baynham | Labour | 4,621 ✓ |
| E. Clarkson | Conservative | 668 |
Barnsley No. 11 seat · turnout 25.2%
| G. Moore | Labour | 2,228 ✓ |
| J. Carrington | Conservative | 332 |
Barnsley No. 21 seat · turnout 40.5%
| M. Ryan | Labour | 1,941 ✓ |
| W. Gundry | Other | 1,163 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 451 |
Barnsley No. 31 seat · turnout 27.5%
| E. Thwaites | Labour | 1,951 ✓ |
| G. England | Conservative | 750 |
Barnsley No. 41 seat · turnout 40.7%
| D. Mirfin | Labour | 1,624 ✓ |
| E. Blackburne | Other | 1,243 |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 385 |
Barnsley No. 51 seat · turnout 24.0%
| L. Hanson | Labour | 1,895 ✓ |
| S. Mallinson | Conservative | 513 |
Barnsley No. 61 seat · turnout 28.7%
| E. Denton | Labour | 1,489 ✓ |
| G. Walker | Conservative | 317 |
| G. Wilkinson | Other | 265 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G. Hemsley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| H. Williams | Labour | 3,915 ✓ |
| T. Greathead | Conservative | 1,227 |
Dearne No. 11 seat · turnout 31.8%
| H. Fenton | Labour | 2,225 ✓ |
| P. Doyle | Other | 902 |
Dearne No. 21 seat · turnout 36.1%
| J. Vince | Labour | 1,779 ✓ |
| J. Lamplough | Residents | 414 |
| P. Riley | Other | 359 |
| G. Crofts | Conservative | 204 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| I. Strutt | Independent | 2,013 ✓ |
| S. Hepworth | Labour | 1,526 |
Doncaster No. 11 seat · turnout 38.6%
| K. Sampey | Labour | 2,872 ✓ |
| G. Routh | Conservative | 1,469 |
Doncaster No. 21 seat · turnout 40.7%
| E. Winterton | Labour | 2,494 ✓ |
| W. Hagan | Conservative | 1,255 |
| W. Davison | The Liberal Party | 901 |
Doncaster No. 31 seat · turnout 37.3%
| A. Wilson | Conservative | 1,609 ✓ |
| W. Whittington | Labour | 820 |
| T. Singleton | The Liberal Party | 569 |
Doncaster No. 4 (Wheatley)1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| F. Linney | Labour | 1,734 ✓ |
| G. Berry | Conservative | 1,712 |
Doncaster No. 5 (Intake)1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| E. Jones | Labour | 2,407 ✓ |
| M. Allport | Conservative | 1,750 |
Doncaster No. 6 (Bessacarr)1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| D. Mills | Conservative | 2,623 ✓ |
| A. Sedgwick | Labour | 2,317 |
| T. Blades | The Liberal Party | 793 |
Doncaster Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 42.4%
| J. Dainty | Conservative | 2,519 ✓ |
| M. Foster | Labour | 1,718 |
Doncaster Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 49.8%
| D. Glover | Labour | 3,855 ✓ |
| R. Craven | Conservative | 818 |
Doncaster Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 53.2%
| R. Luffman | Labour | 2,260 ✓ |
| C. Braithwaite | Conservative | 1,737 |
| E. Hickling | The Liberal Party | 1,402 |
Doncaster Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Grimson | Labour | 3,244 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Conservative | 2,013 |
Doncaster Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 39.1%
| W. Morris | Labour | 2,898 ✓ |
| L. Barnes | Conservative | 981 |
Doncaster Rural No. 61 seat · turnout 38.2%
| L. Jones | Labour | 1,943 ✓ |
| T. Wilde | Other | 1,130 |
| D. Riley | Conservative | 940 |
Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| A. Harris | Labour | 2,895 ✓ |
| W. Ross-Gardner | Conservative | 539 |
| J. Short | Independent | 486 |
Hoyland1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| D. Eaden | Independent | 2,978 ✓ |
| B. Wildsmith | Labour | 2,049 |
Kiveton Park No. 11 seat · turnout 40.6%
| A. Davies | Labour | 1,758 ✓ |
| R. Godfrey | Conservative | 1,184 |
Kiveton Park No. 21 seat · turnout 41.8%
| W. Dale | Labour | 3,193 ✓ |
| G. Orange | Conservative | 1,631 |
| F. Shirt | Independent | 309 |
Maltby1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| T. McClean | Labour | 3,089 ✓ |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 655 |
Mexborough1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| G. Hurst | Labour | 2,629 ✓ |
| T. Young | Other | 1,222 |
| M. Gamble | Independent | 224 |
Penistone1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| J. Senior | Labour | 1,410 ✓ |
| C. Marsden | Conservative | 1,123 |
| R. Whiting | The Liberal Party | 648 |
Penistone Rural1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| B. Lamb | Labour | 1,712 ✓ |
| J. Lees | The Liberal Party | 1,219 |
| L. Beever | Conservative | 1,179 |
Rawmarsh No. 11 seat · turnout 32.1%
| T. Ryan | Labour | 2,363 ✓ |
| G. Hallam | Conservative | 437 |
Rawmarsh No. 21 seat · turnout 38.5%
| T. Concannon | Labour | 1,957 ✓ |
| B. Varney | Independent | 948 |
| D. Tiptaft | Conservative | 523 |
Rotherham No. 11 seat · turnout 31.3%
| A. Eastwood | Labour | 2,189 ✓ |
| A. Flynn | Conservative | 1,634 |
Rotherham No. 21 seat · turnout 31.7%
| G. Moores | Labour | 2,245 ✓ |
| D. Thornton | Conservative | 753 |
Rotherham No. 31 seat · turnout 36.1%
| M. Clarke | Conservative | 2,168 ✓ |
| G. Roebuck | Labour | 2,001 |
Rotherham No. 41 seat · turnout 26.6%
| K. Willers | Labour | 1,603 ✓ |
| D. Gill | Conservative | 338 |
Rotherham No. 51 seat · turnout 25.3%
| T. Heath | Labour | 2,326 ✓ |
| R. Hague | Conservative | 622 |
Rotherham No. 61 seat · turnout 28.4%
| E. Manns | Labour | 2,025 ✓ |
| B. Hammon | Conservative | 477 |
Rotherham Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 41.3%
| C. Newsholme | Labour | 2,367 ✓ |
| H. Hughes | Conservative | 779 |
| F. Pawson | Independent | 566 |
Rotherham Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 41.9%
| H. Jack | Labour | 2,476 ✓ |
| R. Bell | Conservative | 1,153 |
Rotherham Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 42.5%
| G. Bennett | Labour | 2,045 ✓ |
| T. Hall | Independent | 776 |
| S. Packman | Conservative | 547 |
| C. Barker | Other | 195 |
Rotherham Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 41.7%
| J. Lynch | Labour | 1,885 ✓ |
| B. Avill | Conservative | 1,470 |
| K. Green | Independent | 581 |
Rotherham Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 39.8%
| C. Bentley | Labour | 2,015 ✓ |
| J. Smart | Other | 1,103 |
| L. Waslidge | Conservative | 398 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| J. Ball | Labour | 1,553 ✓ |
| H. Pearson | The Liberal Party | 1,217 |
Sheffield No. 13 seats · turnout 31.1%
| R. Ironmonger | Labour | 7,715 ✓ |
| P. Horton | Labour | 7,300 ✓ |
| J. Chapman | Labour | 7,033 ✓ |
| K. Jones | The Liberal Party | 1,869 |
| D. Boothroyd | The Liberal Party | 1,862 |
| C. Barnsley | Conservative | 1,849 |
| M. Fox | Conservative | 1,840 |
| A. Edeson | Conservative | 1,799 |
| T. Mettam | The Liberal Party | 1,699 |
| C. Morton | Other | 555 |
Sheffield No. 103 seats · turnout 28.3%
| N. Eldred | Labour | 5,205 ✓ |
| H. Firth | Labour | 5,117 ✓ |
| B. Robins | Labour | 5,043 ✓ |
| H. Mellor | Conservative | 1,503 |
| K. Circuit | Conservative | 1,459 |
| J. Willow | Conservative | 1,427 |
| H. Harrison | Independent | 379 |
Sheffield No. 113 seats · turnout 26.2%
| S. Dyson | Labour | 8,019 ✓ |
| E. Hattersley | Labour | 7,440 ✓ |
| P. Sheard | Labour | 7,422 ✓ |
| N. Bennett | Conservative | 1,281 |
| R. Barnsley | Conservative | 1,185 |
Sheffield No. 123 seats · turnout 31.4%
| J. Albaya | Labour | 6,543 ✓ |
| A. Wood | Labour | 6,539 ✓ |
| J. Sturrock | Labour | 6,156 ✓ |
| A. Eggington | Conservative | 2,567 |
| P. Moore | Conservative | 2,544 |
| M. Huddart | Conservative | 2,510 |
| D. Winn | The Liberal Party | 2,045 |
Sheffield No. 133 seats · turnout 37.2%
| H. Lambert | Labour | 7,418 ✓ |
| R. Munn | Labour | 7,075 ✓ |
| J. Pate | Labour | 6,870 ✓ |
| P. Baker | Conservative | 3,530 |
| S. Dawson | Conservative | 3,516 |
| J. Thompson | Conservative | 3,262 |
| B. Jackson | The Liberal Party | 2,092 |
| H. Hebden | The Liberal Party | 1,924 |
| C. Wood | The Liberal Party | 1,735 |
Sheffield No. 23 seats · turnout 43.7%
| H. Hebblethwaite | Conservative | 8,712 ✓ |
| W. Blake | Conservative | 8,447 ✓ |
| D. George | Conservative | 8,107 ✓ |
| R. Fairfax | The Liberal Party | 3,963 |
| K. Davies | Labour | 3,705 |
| E. Morris | Labour | 3,432 |
| J. Senior | Labour | 3,212 |
Sheffield No. 33 seats · turnout 38.1%
| J. Neill | Conservative | 6,341 ✓ |
| D. Pinder | Conservative | 6,193 ✓ |
| E. Crewe | Conservative | 5,945 ✓ |
| J. Laming | The Liberal Party | 3,218 |
| S. Wilkes | The Liberal Party | 2,934 |
| P. Salter | The Liberal Party | 2,803 |
| A. Billings | Labour | 2,572 |
| R. Munn | Labour | 2,516 |
| F. Rodgers | Labour | 2,381 |
Sheffield No. 43 seats · turnout 37.3%
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 5,938 ✓ |
| K. Arnold | Conservative | 5,854 ✓ |
| I. Patnick | Conservative | 5,794 ✓ |
| J. Mason | The Liberal Party | 3,533 |
| I. Israd | The Liberal Party | 3,468 |
| D. Tester | The Liberal Party | 3,266 |
| M. Batty | Labour | 3,013 |
| J. Wilkes | Labour | 2,852 |
| G. Albaya | Labour | 2,821 |
Sheffield No. 53 seats · turnout 33.5%
| M. Faulds | Labour | 6,037 ✓ |
| L. Cope | Labour | 5,879 ✓ |
| J. Yeardley | Labour | 5,814 ✓ |
| W. Betts | Conservative | 2,273 |
| G. Millward | Conservative | 2,250 |
| E. Keeton | Conservative | 2,248 |
| K. Jackson | The Liberal Party | 1,437 |
Sheffield No. 63 seats · turnout 35.7%
| M. Evans | Labour | 5,854 ✓ |
| H. Fidler | Labour | 5,512 ✓ |
| R. McElvenney | Labour | 5,113 ✓ |
| F. Adams | Conservative | 3,520 |
| F. Brookes | Conservative | 3,431 |
| K. Moore | Conservative | 3,112 |
| B. Hepworth | The Liberal Party | 1,878 |
Sheffield No. 73 seats · turnout 27.4%
| R. Thwaites | Labour | 6,711 ✓ |
| D. Blunkett | Labour | 6,389 ✓ |
| A. Waugh | Labour | 6,057 ✓ |
| C. Dodson | Conservative | 1,212 |
| K. Platts | Conservative | 1,156 |
| K. Moore | Conservative | 1,129 |
| C. Marcroft | The Liberal Party | 1,097 |
Sheffield No. 83 seats · turnout 37.9%
| F. Butler | The Liberal Party | 5,482 ✓ |
| T. Butler | Labour | 5,395 ✓ |
| A. Morris | Labour | 5,025 ✓ |
| V. Potts | Labour | 4,873 |
| A. Hattersley | The Liberal Party | 4,508 |
| M. Johnson | The Liberal Party | 4,270 |
| D. Chapman | Conservative | 1,111 |
| I. Crowther | Conservative | 926 |
| C. Dodber | Conservative | 865 |
Sheffield No. 93 seats · turnout 32.0%
| G. Wilson | Labour | 6,397 ✓ |
| B. Michie | Labour | 6,184 ✓ |
| J. Cornwall | Labour | 6,038 ✓ |
| P. Moss | The Liberal Party | 1,445 |
| A. Roebuck | Conservative | 1,396 |
| V. Sellers | Conservative | 1,311 |
| G. Cheetham | Conservative | 1,253 |
| V. Gill | Other | 427 |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| V. Grand | Labour | 1,870 ✓ |
| M. Balfour | Conservative | 1,261 |
| D. Leather | The Liberal Party | 1,166 |
Thorne No. 11 seat · turnout 37.2%
| J. Harrison | Independent | 1,525 ✓ |
| B. Beal | Labour | 1,396 |
| T. Asquith | Independent | 502 |
| B. Robson | Other | 496 |
| N. Nichol | Independent | 422 |
Thorne No. 21 seat · turnout 42.6%
| I. Bowling | Independent | 911 ✓ |
| J. Liddle | Labour | 869 |
| L. Caven | Other | 669 |
Thorne No. 31 seat · turnout 35.6%
| M. Burns | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| H. Packer | Conservative | 1,065 |
| G. Hardy | Other | 840 |
Wath Upon Dearne1 seat
| W. Cutts | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wombwell1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| J. Peet | Labour | 2,364 ✓ |
| P. Hargreaves | Independent | 1,708 |
| H. Wilkinson | Independent | 959 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| N. West | Labour | 3,911 ✓ |
| E. Wigglesworth | Conservative | 1,080 |
Wortley No. 11 seat
| J. Goodison | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wortley No. 21 seat · turnout 46.6%
| E. Fox | Labour | 1,835 ✓ |
| D. Stuart | The Liberal Party | 1,287 |
Wortley No. 31 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Brough | Labour | 2,526 ✓ |
| D. Chadwick | The Liberal Party | 1,919 |
| R. Endall | Independent | 1,309 |
